|Dr. Stewart W. Breck,
Research Wildlife Biologist
Dr. Stewart Breck is a researcher for the USDA-National Wildlife Research Center and his research is focused on carnivore ecology and behavior and minimizing conflict between carnivores and people. Studies include testing nonlethal methods for preventing conflict, measuring the impact of carnivores on livestock, influence of urban environments on carnivore ecology, and population biology and behavioral ecology of carnivores.
Young, J.K., M. Mahe, and S. Breck. 2015. Evaluating behavioral syndromes in coyotes (Canis latrans). Journal of Ethology 33(2):137-144. doi: 10.1007/s10164-015-0422-z
Lewis, D.L., S. Baruch-Mordo, K.R. Wilson, S.W. Breck, J.S. Mao, and J. Broderick. 2015. Foraging ecology of black bears in urban environments: Guidance for human-bear conflict mitigation. Ecosphere 6:art141. doi.org/10.1890/ES15-00137.1
Johnson, H.E., S.W. Breck, S. Baruch-Mordo, D.L. Lewis, C.W. Lackey, K.R. Wilson, J. Broderick, J.S. Mao, and J.P. Beckmann. 2015. Shifting perceptions of risk and reward: Dynamic selection for human development by black bears in the western United States. Biological Conservation 187:164-172. doi: 10.1016/j.biocon.2015.04.014
Poessel S.A., S.W. Breck, K.A. Fox, and E.M. Gese. 2015. Anticoagulant rodenticide exposure and toxicosis in coyotes (Canis latrans) in the Denver metropolitan area. Journal of Wildlife Diseases 51(1):265-268. doi: 10.7589/2014-04-116.
Lewis, D.L., S.W. Breck, K.R. Wilson, and C.T. Webb. 2014. Modeling black bear population dynamics in a human-dominated stochastic environment. Ecological Modelling 294:51-58. doi: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.08.021.
Baruch-Mordo, S., K.R. Wilson, D.L. Lewis, J. Broderick, J.S. Mao, S.W. Breck. 2014. Stochasticity in natural forage production affects use of urban areas by black bears: implications to management of human-bear conflicts. PLoS ONE 9(1): e85122. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0085122.
Baruch-Mordo, S., C. T. Webb, S. W. Breck, and K. R. Wilson. 2013. "Use of Patch Selection Models as a Decision Support Tool to Evaluate Mitigation Strategies of Human-Wildlife Conflict." Biological Conservation 160: 263-271.
Poessel, S. A., S. W. Breck, T. L. Teel, S. Shwiff, K. R. Crooks, and L. Angeloni. 2013. "Patterns of Human-Coyote Conflicts in the Denver Metropolitan Area." Journal of Wildlife Management 77 (2): 297-305.
Atwood T.C. and S.W. Breck. 2012. Carnivores, Conflict, and Conservation: Defining the Landscape of Conflict. In eds Álvares FI, Guilherme EM. Carnivores: Species, Conservation, and Management. Nova Science Publishers. pp. 99-118
Breck, S., P. Clark, L. Howery, D. Johnson, B. Kluever, S. Smallidge, and A. Cibils. 2012. "A Perspective on Livestock Wolf Interactions on Western Rangelands." Rangelands 34 (5): 6-11.
Breck, S. W., M. I. Goldstein, and S. Pyare. 2012. "Site-Occupancy Monitoring of an Ecosystem Indicator: Linking Characteristics of Riparian Vegetation to Beaver Occurrence." Western North American Naturalist 72 (4): 432-441.
Clark, L., P. J. Savarie, J. A. Shivik, S. W. Breck, and B. S. Dorr. 2012. "Efficacy, Effort, and Cost Comparisons of Trapping and Acetaminophen-Baiting for Control of Brown Treesnakes on Guam." Human-Wildlife Interactions 6 (2): 222-236.
Kluever, B. M., L. Lagos, S. W. Breck, D. L. Bergman, L. D. Howery, M. L. Sanmartin, and F. Bárcena. 2012. "Integrity and Retention of Ear-Tag Radiotransmitters in Domestic Cattle and Feral Horses." Wildlife Society Bulletin 36 (1): 189-193.
Atwood, T. C., J. K. Young, J. P. Beckmann, S. W. Breck, J. Fike, O. E. Rhodes, and K. D. Bristow. 2011. "Modeling Connectivity of Black Bears in a Desert Sky Island Archipelago." Biological Conservation 144 (12): 2851-2862.
Baruch-Mordo, S., S. W. Breck, K. R. Wilson, and J. Broderick. 2011. "The Carrot Or the Stick? Evaluation of Education and Enforcement as Management Tools for Human-Wildlife Conflicts." PLoS ONE 6 (1)..
Biggins, D. E., T. M. Livieri, and S. W. Breck. 2011. "Interface between Black-Footed Ferret Research and Operational Conservation." Journal of Mammalogy 92 (4): 699-704.
Breck, S. W., B. M. Kluever, M. Panasci, J. Oakleaf, T. Johnson, W. Ballard, L. Howery, and D. L. Bergman. 2011. "Domestic Calf Mortality and Producer Detection Rates in the Mexican Wolf Recovery Area: Implications for Livestock Management and Carnivore Compensation Schemes." Biological Conservation 144 (2): 930-936.
Cariappa, C. A., J. K. Oakleaf, W. B. Ballard, and S. W. Breck. 2011. "A Reappraisal of the Evidence for Regulation of Wolf Populations." Journal of Wildlife Management 75 (3): 726-730.
Panasci, M., W. B. Ballard, S. Breck, D. Rodriguez, L. D. Densmore III, D. B. Wester, and R. J. Baker. 2011. "Evaluation of Fecal DNA Preservation Techniques and Effects of Sample Age and Diet on Genotyping Success." Journal of Wildlife Management 75 (7): 1616-1624.
Poessel, S. A., S. W. Breck, D. E. Biggins, T. M. Livieri, K. R. Crooks, and L. Angeloni. 2011. "Landscape Features Influence Postrelease Predation on Endangered Black-Footed Ferrets." Journal of Mammalogy 92 (4): 732-741.
Lance, N. J., S. W. Breck, C. Sime, P. Callahan, and J. A. Shivik. 2010. "Biological, Technical, and Social Aspects of Applying Electrified Fladry for Livestock Protection from Wolves (Canis Lupus)." Wildlife Research 37 (8): 708-714.